Poorna Jagannathan, who recently shot for a video with World bank, WEvolve spoke about her alcoholic father and sexual abuse she faced in her life.

In the video Poorna said, "My childhood was bit of a roller-coaster, it was a very privileged childhood, very fairy tale childhood, many aspects especially on paper. My father suffered from alcoholism. We were told to keep it under the wraps as much as possible."

"My first encounter with sexual violence was probably when I was 9. There was a neighbour and family friend who got his hands on me. He obviously told me not to tell anyone. I have encountered so many incidents as a child and as a young adult. They were violent but I wouldn't speak about it. There was a code that you wouldn't talk about it."

She also shared that how horrifying it is for a girl to travel in a bus especially in Delhi.

Besides her, Deepika Padukone, Somy Ali and few more actresses have touched upon the same topic in the recent past.